The Danganronpa Team Is Working On A New "Dark Fantasy Mystery" Game

Did I just get flipped off by a ghost?

I need to try out the Daganronpa series first, but this looks interesting.

Absolutely! Looking forward to the team's future endeavours.

@the_beaver of you did not play it yet then I HIGHLY recommend it. It's a must-play imho.

Love the artstyle!

My experience with spike chunsoft has been hit, after hit, after hit, with danganronpa, the zero escape series, and AI the somnium files being some of my favorite franchises/games ever. Definitely keeping an eye on this

looks nice, need to see gameplay though. i might enjoy a visual novel but i never go for them, guessing from my experience with persona 5.

definitely! hope this one gets a physical edition

I’m looking forward to getting the Switch Danganronpa trilogy, and now this too.

Awesome. Looking forward to hearing more about it.

Yeah I actually looked at this and I hope they announce the platforms for this. I am sure Switch is pretty likely due to Spike Chunsoft games usually selling well in Japan but due to PlayStation’s declining popularity in Japan perhaps Spike and other Japanese companies are putting more games on Switch.

@the_beaver same I have to try that out first

Spike, lemme buy Danganronpa first before this. You are making my wallet crying right now

Thrills,Chills,Mysteries!

If it's a visual novel, count me out. I enjoy stories in games but not when it's the entire game.

@UglyCasanova it's all in your mind, Jynx

@Ralizah
I just preloaded the Danganronpa Trilogy. But because I'm low on space and have to use three 1TB microSD cards, I try to keep just one of each series on the main card and put the rest on a backup card.

Are all 3 must plays? And are they a connected story? Or if I kept the 3rd (assuming it's the newest and best) on the main card and the first two on a backup card, would that be acceptable for a new player?

Just trying to figure out if I need to keep all 3 on the main SD or if I can limit it to the best one.

@JaxonH

You absolutely need to play them in order, yes.

I hope it's not 1st person & has actual battle gameplay of some sort, otherwise, they will only appeal to fans they already have.

@JaxonH You should definitely play them in order. IMO, there's a big jump in quality between the original and the two sequels, which feature much more complex and well-written trials, but you'll miss a LOT of references and plot connections if you don't start with the original game.

So: Trigger Happy Havoc --> Goodbye Despair --> V3.

@JaxonH 1 + 2 are very connected. V3 CAN be played on it's own but a lot of things hit very differently if you've played the first two.

"Dark Fantasy" - The first thing I see is a silly ghost.

Ah well...

I'm more of an Uchikoshi guy than a Kodaka guy but I'll definitely keep an eye out for further news.

@Ralizah interesting, I wasn't aware people thought the sequels were a big step up in writing. I enjoyed the first one quite a bit, but was a bit turned off from the sequels by the ending and the way a few characters were written.

Danganronpa V3 and Worlds End Club didnt exactly impress me, but I'll keep an open mind for this.

@AJWolfTill The trial writing, in general, is flatly better in the sequels. Some people don't like the mechanics added in DR2 and V3, but I pretty universally enjoy most of the minigames.

"I enjoyed the first one quite a bit, but was a bit turned off from the sequels by the ending and the way a few characters were written."

I take it you mean the ending to V3?

No, sorry I meant the end of the first one. I forget her name but the dual personality girl felt like a very tasteless and tropey portrayal of mental illness by the end of the game. Some of the other finale stuff didn't land for me either. I probably will give the sequels a go at some point.

The devs are quite imaginative and creative so I will monitor this closely

Alright, this is now my MOST ANTICIPATED GAME FOR 2022.

@JaxonH All the games are connected, although to understand why you can also see the danganronpa anime. and if you want to know the past of some quite important characters you can also read the novels of the characters
Here is the order in case you want to see it:
1: danganronpa trigger happy havoc (video game) / danganronpa the animation (anime) (I recommend playing the video game more than watching the anime)
2: super danganronpa 2
3: danganronpa another episode: ultra despair girls
4. danganronpa 3: mirai-hen and zetaubou-hen (this anime you have to see interspersed: an episode of mirai-hen and another of zetsubou-hen)
5. danganronpa 3: kibou-hen
6. danganronpa v3: killing harmony

note: I'm not that good at speaking English so I did my best to translate this

Funny thing, this is a timed Switch exclusive now